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SEYTiCUR JSHNSON FliLD, MIOMECI MAX 8, 1943 PAOE B MATCH - POIRT “UME TMAT" Already hep to the leather* boxing fans at this |)Ost have in store another array of real scraj)^ pars »tien the third boxing shew is presented at 2000 next Wednesr^ay at the Sports Arer^. Although many of the pugilists participatir^ will bo familiar to \.he fans* many new faces will trade leather in i*»t promises to be the best of all shows* / ?r0 Jerry Feller, 333r'j .>;r -aee Gp., reaches for t,he sky as he roes up lor a net £:.ash at I'rC Lt -.rcene, also a 333 nian. These sets '..ere rlayed at the .-.erman ?k. Courts In Gold shore. BOXING EQUIPMENT CONTRIBUTED BY EDITOR OF “RING” nnother example of wartime ma gnanimity was displayed this past week whan Nat Fleischer* internat ionally known editor ar.d publisher of The Ring* accepted monthly blble of boxing* presented the men at Se ymour Johnson Field with a sp>ler.did gift of bojdng equipment. Quality sets of 16 ounce boxing gloves al ong with a heavy training bag made for a genuine gift. The large gloves will be put to good use at the daily training ses^ lone of the lads and the heavy bag (over 50 pour.ds) is of particxilar help In keeping the boxers going through their workouts without any delay. Ur. Fleischer has been carry ing on this work as far as he can despite wartime curtailments in the circulation of his publication. Al ways doing all he can for the boys of the service, he has managed to keep sending thousands of co|;ies of The Ring to our camps and Outposts all over the world—gratis. He is firmly entrenched in the hearts of our fighting men because of his saaXous patriotism and his generosity on behalf of them. It is he Hio has alone been responsible for vM springing of boxing int erests and gyms in many of our cam ps and stations through the bo;dng paraphenalia he has sent along to them. SHUWS FILMS UN RING EPICS ^le has, since the outbreak of hostilities, been regularly appear ing before servicenen and showing thmn his peraonal collection of ra re fight films, ^e follows this wi th a lecture on the finer points of ring strategy which may have cropp ed before the boys and ianediil- ely after is besieged with a shower of enthusiastic questions by Sold^ ier* Sailor, Marine or Coast Guard* ssan. He answers all and haa a dev* il of a tine trying to tear himself away from the men who wouUn't mind firing queries at him all night. All of his visits are within a two or three hundred mile radius of MABLER MEMO The second of a series of bas eball games at the Goldsboro Stadi um will be played Sunday at I3OO. Last Sunday the 7?9th TSS lidilpped the 80th Avn 6 to 4. The Medics bo wed to the 801st TSS 5 to 3,Another thrilling display of n^al hidcory swinging is in store at this week’s battles. More than’spectators witnessed the GIs in their first lash at the stadiun.A larger crowd is anticipated this week. All mill- tar}' personr.el can attend free. RICKENBACKEB CLAIMS ' SOLDIERS WANT SPORTS American fightiag nen on hatt* lefronts all ever the globe and at all of our enpa in this envitry "crave and ask for** news of ^ertlnfi events on the home front, Obtain Eddie .Uckenbacker asserted in a recent a|>eeeh at New fork City. "The kids in the fox belee ws^- nt sports news more than anything I know of," the Norld Jar I ace said. Nat's office and leMldenQe in New fork City. Fleis^ter assures the writer that if it were possible he would like nothing better than to Qoee down to SsTaour Johnson Fla'.d and present his laevle-leeture pro^ ram and follow it with a raferee- ing chore on one of our boxing ca rds. The latest iss'je of The Ring, now on the stands, bears a fine ph oto of a g;T.naslum scere from our own Sports Arena. 900 VARDS • DOWN THE MIIDLE SOFTBALL TOBRNEY A brand new aofttell league recently got under way at Seyaour Johnson Field. The league will be run veiy much Like the paet basket* ball league, with a trophy to be awarded the Post Champion. Ihe softball ootanlttee aada up of UaJ, J. 3. Uurr, 3. Lavy, Lt. C. Karbaugh ajit lA. S. Bckaan have drawt up a maiber of rules and regulatione oonoernlng the toume* ment idrich are mentioned in this column. The toumamont officially sta rted on V/ednesday. All games have been and will be played at the Per* Bunent Party areas starting at 1B15 Both Permanent Party and Students will be alloT/ed on the teama. Ihe nunber of men is not limited, tfap* ires will be furnished by the ph^ sical Twining Department. However, bats, gloves and wam-i^ balls are to be furnished by the squadron. The use of baseball shoes will be permitted providing the ' apikea are not more than i inch ]^ng. Rul« 1 FroUlf The umpire will he in full charge of game and hie dedalan la final except on Intwrpretetion of rules. All proteeta will be handad into Sports Arena in writing not later than 24 hours aftar gana la played. The comlttae will rule on all protests. Rule 2 Postponed 1 1 Game it W1 Tr.e caineraaan cau^lrt this golfer in a stylish follow through yhile playing at the Soldsboro G^olf bourse available to Gle* All postponements must be made with the Ihyalcal Training Depart* ment at least 8 hours prior to g«se time and only for a legltioate rea son. Rule 3 Rules The 194P- official softball rules will govern the league.No teams shall be permitted to start I a game with less than 10 players, A ' regulation game shall consist of 7 inriings unless uapire calls game because of ralnbr darkness when 5 innings shall constitute a game, losing team must oonplete the 5th inning. The choice of inx.ings shall be by toss of ooln. Rule 4 Base Runner A base runner is out if he le aves or fails to keep contact with the baee which he is entitled to occupy, while the pitcher has the ball in pitching position and until a legally pitched ball has left the hand of the pitcher, stealing home is forbidden. Rule 5 litching Frellninary to pitching, the pitcher sliall oone to a full stop, facing the batsman, and with both feet squarely on the ground and in contact with pitcher's plate. The pitcher shall not be considered in pitching position unless the- eatciv is in position to recieve the pitch A legal delivery shall be a ball ihich is delivered to the batter underhand and with a follow through of the hand and wrist past the str- at^it line of the body before the ball is released, • Duties of Ur.na^r It is the Huty of the nanagertc see that his team is on the field ready to play on schediiled time. He shall have equipment for team to practice 15 minutes before game tine He shall pick up schedule every Mcrr day for following week at the Sport Arena. The hone team manager ahal 1 see to it that a score is kept of the game and turned in to the tmpiia after the game is over.
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